Cities undergoing rapid growth are at risk of outbreaks of violence as competition over scarce resources and space intensifies. In this context, it is critical to identify conditions that make cities and their inhabitants resilient to violence. We review research findings about the general relationship between urban growth and the violence-proneness of cities, as well as insights about the factors that underpin violence–resilience in three different areas: 1) urban governance and planning, 2) security institutions, and 3) the everyday practices of urban dwellers. We argue that in order to understand cities’ resilience to violence, we need to account for both the mechanisms linking urban growth to violence, and the possible conflict resolution and mitigation mechanisms present in cities.

随着对稀缺资源和空间的竞争加剧，快速发展的城市面临着爆发暴力的风险。在这种情况下，确定使城市及其居民能够抵御暴力的条件至关重要。我们回顾了有关城市增长与城市暴力倾向之间一般关系的研究结果，以及对三个不同领域中暴力韧性支撑因素的见解：1) 城市治理和规划，2) 安全机构，以及 3 ）城市居民的日常实践。我们认为，为了了解城市对暴力的抵御能力，我们需要考虑将城市增长与暴力联系起来的机制，以及城市中可能存在的冲突解决和缓解机制。